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Thursday, 20 May 2010

The people of Altdorf enjoy telling ghost stories, both as entertainment and as sincere warnings of the horrors of the unknown. The Niederhafen Pike is one such legend, and this is often accompanied by the fable known as Don't pay the ferryman. The source of this ballad is unknown, but it is easy to imagine that it has some truth to it, given the amount of ferries that cross the Reik. There are bound to be incidents, even if they are more mundane than the legend makes out.

The popular and skilled lute player and folk singer Christoph Von Kleinestadt has followed up on his success at the taverns and bars in the docklands, and has written another catchy tune, inspired by the old legend of the sinister ferryman.

It was late at night on the VolkerwegSpeeding like a man on the runA lifetime spent preparing for the journey

He is closer now and the search is onReading from a map in the mindYes there's the ragged bridgeAnd there's the boat on the river

And when the rain came downHe heard a wild dog howlThere were voices in the night - "Don't do it!"Voices out of sight - "Don't do it!Too many men have failed beforeWhatever you do

Don't pay the ferrymanDon't even fix a priceDon't pay the ferrymanUntil he gets you to the other side

In the rolling mist then he gets on boardNow there'll be no turning backBeware that hooded old man at the rudder

And then the lightning flashed, and the thunder roaredAnd people calling out his nameAnd dancing bones that jabbered and a-moanedOn the water

And then the ferryman said"There is trouble ahead.So you must pay me now" - "Don't do it!""You must pay me now" - "Don't do it!"And still that voice came from beyondWhatever you do

Don't pay the ferrymanDon't even fix a priceDon't pay the ferrymanUntil he gets you to the other sideDon't pay - the ferryman!